Cy Twombly is one of the most famous American artists of the twentieth century, but at the same time one of the most controversial. Thus, critics from all over the world enthusiastically speak about his art and find meaning in his works, while ordinary people are sincerely indignant at how such paintings can be sold for fabulous money.
Cy Twombly
The life and work of the artist took place mainly in America, but Sai spent about 15 years in Europe.
Artist Sai Twombly was born in 1928. He was named Sai after a baseball player. For 4 years, the young man studied art at several universities. Even then, he became interested in abstractionism, and over time was able to develop his own style. In the 50s. Twentieth century paintings by Sai Twombly were put on public display, and almost immediately they brought him fame.
In 1957, the artist decided to move to Rome and got married there, a son was born to Sai in a marriage. Living in Europe, the artist painted many paintings based on myths and legends, the most indicative of which is the painting "Leda and the Swan" (1962). This is not the first appeal of Sai Twombly to historical motives, he had previously created paintings with African themes.
At this time in America they almost forgot about him, but after his return, fame quickly returned to the artist.
One of the most prominent representatives of modern art, Sai Twombly has received many awards in his life, including the Japanese Imperial Prize, an analogue of the Nobel in the world of fine art.
The great artist died in 2011 from cancer, which tormented a man over the past few years.
Artist Style
Artist Twombly Sai developed his own special style. All the paintings that came out from under his hand are literally permeated with a special manner of writing, so it is quite easy to distinguish them from the works of other authors. If the artist's first works were made in the style of abstractionism, then later, in the mature years of his life, he switched to romantic symbolism.
Firstly, the main feature of the artist is the use of writing in paintings. It is believed that it was he who gave impetus to the appearance of graffiti, showing that the inscriptions can be skillfully combined with paintings. In his works, words are neatly inscribed in the background, adding meaning.
Sai Twombly’s paintings are usually filled with many different details on a white or dark background, which, when combined together, always in their own way affect the perception of the viewer.
Note that the special manner of writing allowed the artist to create both huge canvases of several meters and drawings on plain paper. Therefore, not only full-fledged paintings are appreciated, but also sketches created by Sai.
As the director of one of the galleries where the paintings were exhibited speaks about the artist’s works, "sometimes people need help in recognizing works of art that may seem a little alien." That is why the gallery exhibited works with explanations, despite the fame of the author.
Sai Twombly himself claimed that, unlike many other artists, he does not spend days and nights in the studio. He could not write for a whole year, and then the picture just spontaneously crossed his mind. That is why Sai did not consider himself a full-fledged artist.
The most famous paintings
Surely everyone at least once saw the work of Sai Twombly. Pictures, which are sold for millions of dollars, every year break their own records. So, his work "Untitled", completed in 1970, almost every year breaks the records of value. So, last year the picture went under the hammer for fabulous $ 70.5 million. It is a dark gray canvas, on which neat, continuous spiral lines are drawn in white.
Among the famous works of the author are often allocated paintings "Apollo", "Four Seasons", "Rose" and other paintings.
Sculptures
Few people recall that, in addition to paintings, the artist also created sculptures. Note that they are much more reminiscent of traditional art than the paintings of Sai Twombly, although he also has his own approach to this type of art.
Since the 50s. Sai began to try to follow fashion and create sculptures from garbage, but then left for a rather long time this occupation. The artist returned to sculpture only in the 70s. Then he invented his own technique. He made sculptures from garbage, covering them with white paint or plaster. As a result, Say Twombly came out with interesting creations resembling a classic style.
Opinions about the work
Around the world, many people love the work of Sai Twombly. Pictures of his authorship are now kept in many famous museums, and the artist also has his own gallery in Houston. Fans say that they love the work of Sai because his work allows a person to remain alone with himself, and everyone sees something of their own in each picture.
However, you can often hear reviews of people who are perplexed, for which you can call the paintings of Sai Twombly art. Everyone is right and who is not, each person determines for himself, just look at a few works of the artist.